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Buona Pizza

3.8 (67 reviews)
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Tomato & Basil
David E.

Great local, family owned pizza restaurant. We are from the DC area, where it's hard to get great pizza, particularly New York style. We were in Scranton, so looked up pizza restaurant recommendations, and found Buona. We called in our order and picked it up. When I told them I was from out of town, I got the whole family story of the business and how it's been handed down to the next generation. The pizza was really good. Can you get a better slice in NYC? Yes, but if I were in Scranton I'd definitely go back. Lots of toppings on the meat lovers. Good flavor and the right amount of cheese for a white pizza on the Tomato & Basil. Good crust, though I'd like it be cooked slightly longer. It has some crispness to it, but I'd love a little bit more. If you are looking for good pizza in Scranton, give this a try.

Desiree F.

I was in the mood for more pizza, so I came to this pizzeria because it had good reviews. When I arrived I parked on the street nearby. I walked in and went to the counter and ordered a slice with extra cheese. It came to about $4. When I dug in, the pizza was ok. All in all, I had an ok experience!

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James M.

Walking around Downtown and on way back to car walked by the open door. We got a whiff of pizza aroma seeping out the door and had to go in to check it out. Nothing to look at, tables, little decor and ovens, kind of hole in the wall Pizzeria. Grabbed two slices to go, boxed up, table with some extras, out the door for $6.50. Pizza was good, NY Style that tasted like NY Pizza, worth a stop if in the area

Slice of cheese perfection!
Mary E.

We found Buona on Yelp. After a day of skiing a satisfying slice sounded ideal. They do carry out pizza by the slice, and the BIGGEST calzone you've ever seen. Pandemic procedures: call your order in and pick up in store. The employees seemed to be a little slack in wearing masks, but I felt safe in mine. The restaurant was empty. To go only right now (Feb 2021). The pizza was perfect. Cheesy and a little crunch with awesome flavor. The calzone was also really impressive. The ricotta and ham inside tasted really good. We were able to walk to and from the Hilton around the corner. All in all it was fun to have some authentic food.

Patricia P.

We stopped here briefly while in town; the place has an old fashion look with a long way to get to the order counter, kind of reminding me of a school cafeteria. We ordered pizza by the slice and were quite happy to receive a generous, hot and crispy portion with a very delish sauce and just the right amount of cheese... Quite a delight!

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Jimmy P.

Hours to this place say they close at 11 on a Saturday night. Walked in around 9:02. I've never seen more miserable people working in a restaurant in all of my life. As others have stated, yes, this is a classic local pizza joint so the ambiance has a Backroom feel. I'm sure this place is cozy in winter, but it was about 90 degrees on a June evening. The pizza itself would not have been bad (toppings of cheese, sauce, and pepperoni were pretty good) if they didn't burn it, but they did. Ate one slice. Here's the bigger problem--if these folks hate their job so much, they need to hire people who know how to interact with the public. Three people walked in as I sat waiting for pizza, none of them acknowledged: the pizza cook kept hiding behind the pizza oven scraping the wooden pizza paddle. The guy making the pizzas looked as if I was asking him to wipe my rear when I ordered a pizza, and then in back a woman staring glumly out into the wide yonder of the restaurant. Finally, a young woman at the counter asked, after patiently waiting for 10 minutes, "Could I get two slices?" The cook said, "We don't have none. We're closing." An hour and a half early? I got my pizza and two sodas, and the pizza cook mumbled $22 dollars. That was my whole interaction. And when restaurants close and act like their world has been shattered because people didn't support them, this is why. I'll never go back. Good luck to the college kids who tolerate this kind of unprofessionalism. This is not an acceptable way to run a business.

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13 years ago

Hands down best pizza in Scranton! Over 45 years in business and straight from Italy!

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Excellent NY style pizza. Perfect crust and sauce/cheese. Reminds of me of my local pizzeria when i was a kid in Queens...

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14 years ago

Great Pizza when ever I come to Scranton I always get a pie

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16 years ago

Big, greasy round pizza. Pretty good. Just get it to go. You'll feel like you walked into a pizza place in 1975 when you go to Buona's.

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9 years ago

Ordered this as a wild card from the Hilton downtown and it's was so delicious! Thanks buona pizza!

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16 years ago

best pizza i have ever had........i actually like it the most when u buy a slice after its been sitting for awhile and they reheat it... YUM

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16 years ago

I'll keep this simple - hands down, the best pizza in Scranton and surrounding areas.

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